Hi-STANDARD has announced the full roster for AIR JAM 2026, marking the return of the iconic punk rock festival after an eight-year hiatus. The event takes place November 7 at Chiba's ZOZOMarineStadium, the same venue where Hi-STANDARD first proved a punk festival could succeed at stadium scale back in 2000.

The lineup spans 11 acts across Japan and the United States. Japanese bands performing include Hi-STANDARD themselves, 10-FEET, ENTH, HEY-SMITH, HUSKING BEE, KUZIRA, MAN WITH A MISSION, ザ・クロマニヨンズ (The Cro-Magnons), and マキシマム ザ ホルモン (Maximum the Hormone). Two California bands are traveling for the festival: punk legends Lagwagon and ska-punk band Dance Hall Crashers, who are making their return after 21 years away.

Hi-STANDARD announced AIR JAM's return during a surprise performance in Sendai on March 11, revealing the news to fans gathered for their "Screaming Newborn Baby Tour." The timing carried special significance—the band has held benefit shows on March 11 since 2011 to support earthquake recovery efforts.

AIR JAM began in 1997 as Hi-STANDARD's answer to punk rock festivals, evolving into a cultural crossroads where music mixed with skateboarding, BMX, fashion, and art. The fest paused when Hi-STANDARD went dormant after 2000, then returned in 2011 for the earthquake relief benefit. The most recent edition happened in 2018.

The band itself underwent changes recently, welcoming drummer ZAX (from The BONEZ and Pay money To my Pain) as their official third member in September 2025, following the 2023 passing of original drummer Tsugutaka Tsuneoka.

Preview ticket sales open today through June 14 for PITPRESS members, with general sales to follow.